Lighthouse on Jekyll Island was just one of the beautiful lighthouses we have seen on or 'East Coast trip'...going from Florida to Nova Scotia is quite an adventure...will post more pictures as we go along...
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Symptoms of....Inner Peace
Some signs of Inner peace:
...A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experience.
...An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
...A loss of interest in judging other people.
...A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
...A loss of interest in conflict.
...A loss of interest in 'what others think' when knowing the truth within of our own responsibility and accountability before God...
...A loss of the ability to worry. ~This is a very serious symptom..~
...Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
...Spontaneous acts of lavish and bizarre generosity.
...Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
...Frequent attacks of smiling and laughter.
...An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than...
.......... make them happen....
...An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as .............
..............................the uncontrollable urge to love them back.
Aug 18, 2006
Celebrate……Life
Celebrate……Life
Ignoring a ‘problem’ doesn’t mean that it will…..’go away’….
Southerners often have a philosophy that says, “Make the best of things…”
Ignoring a ‘problem’ doesn’t mean that it will…..’go away’….
Southerners often have a philosophy that says, “Make the best of things…”
and this is truly a wonderful, positive attitude for life.
Yet not facing the ‘reality of the moment’ is……foolish.
Dealing with the ‘facts’…..head on…..working toward the best solution for all involved is certainly a healthy resolution to making life better on a daily basis….
Celebrating the ‘Good Life’ is a daily, continuous process….
Yet not facing the ‘reality of the moment’ is……foolish.
Dealing with the ‘facts’…..head on…..working toward the best solution for all involved is certainly a healthy resolution to making life better on a daily basis….
Celebrating the ‘Good Life’ is a daily, continuous process….
solving yesterdays problems and issues is a must in order
to be free to ‘enjoy’ today….the present.
Sometimes I am so guilty of the nagging ‘unresolved’ issues that
Sometimes I am so guilty of the nagging ‘unresolved’ issues that
I have placed on ‘hold’ in the back of my mind because I really did not
want to ‘face the facts’ at the moment….
Usually I have paid dearly for this ‘luxury’ for my mind will not rest until I have…..
’dealt with the problem’ in an honorable and peaceful manner…..to my own satisfaction….
I’ve gotta live with….me!
…..And truth be told, I’m the hardest person in the world to ‘get along’ with…..
I’ve gotta live with….me!
…..And truth be told, I’m the hardest person in the world to ‘get along’ with…..
sometimes I get ‘so mad at me’ as my nephew, Carlitos, says….
Finding that ‘anything that steals my ‘joy’ of life is truly problematic, I must at any given time depend on my faith in God to resolve many issues that are beyond human comprehension or ‘facts of the moment‘.
This is when ’prayer’ becomes ’the only answer’…..
My human reasoning just doesn’t work….for you see, God sees the ’big picture’.
Now this does not give me a ’license’ to fold my hands in ‘inactivity’
Finding that ‘anything that steals my ‘joy’ of life is truly problematic, I must at any given time depend on my faith in God to resolve many issues that are beyond human comprehension or ‘facts of the moment‘.
This is when ’prayer’ becomes ’the only answer’…..
My human reasoning just doesn’t work….for you see, God sees the ’big picture’.
Now this does not give me a ’license’ to fold my hands in ‘inactivity’
saying ’God will take care of it’……
From experience I find that once I have ’relinquished’ the situation, issue, problem to God...
From experience I find that once I have ’relinquished’ the situation, issue, problem to God...
and I quit wrestling with 'it' in my human mind…..
the current of energy changes in ways beyond my ability to understand ….
my part then becomes only that which I am held responsible and accountable…..
to God for…..
and not for the ’big picture’ which I had falsely allowed myself to believe……
It is then that I have…..Peace….
My ‘joy’ is restored…..I laugh and celebrate the goodness of God in blessing me,
It is then that I have…..Peace….
My ‘joy’ is restored…..I laugh and celebrate the goodness of God in blessing me,
yet again, with…..The Good Life!
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
By puttin your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee.
Aug 15, 2006
Joy Child
J o y....(FROM....The Daily Word....)
Joy shines in the light of gladness on the people around me....
and the world in which I live...
This gladness in my soul allows me to see the good that is present -
even though I may not understand the action of others
or the current situation that is puzzling to me.
Joy colors my world like the bright hues of a wonderful sunrise,
one which gives the hope and possible fulfillment of dreams for this very day....
The joy of God inside....erases any doubt or sorrow
and encourages me to know that,
like the sun rising in the morning sky,
THERE IS ANOTHER DAY BEFORE ME IN WHICH I CAN DREAM....
AND.....
ALSO LIVE MY DREAM.....
Aug 13, 2006
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